Job Summary
The Red Hat Software Engineering team is looking for a talented Associate Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will help our engineering teams contribute to open source projects and apply this experience to deliver enterprise-ready offerings that can be integrated to our customers' mission-critical systems.
You will contribute to many different open source projects using a variety of languages and technologies in support of our important customers and partners.
As an Associate Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement features, work on prototypes and work closely with our customers and partners.
What you will do
Create and guide development of new features and contribute to the upstream projects in Golang, Java or Python
Integrate changes in multiple projects and services into a consumable feature
Submit patches for bug fixes to the community and review patches from other community members
Work with the Quality Engineering (QE) team to ensure that projects are tested correctly
Publicize the work the team is doing via blogs, web postings, or conference talks
Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI frameworks, and leverage those in your day to day work
Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality.
What you will bring
Programming experience with Golang, Python, or Java
Familiarity with Container and Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift
Proven experience with the Linux operating system
Experience with Git or GitHub
Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) flows
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to work equally well as an individual contributor or as a team member
The following are considered a plus
Agile experience, including scrums, backlog grooming, etc.
Record of contributing to an open source project or community
Experience with Terraform
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Understanding of how CoreOS works
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About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.
Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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Skills Required
- Programming experience with Golang, Python, or Java
- Familiarity with Container and Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift
- Proven experience with the Linux operating system
- Experience with Git or GitHub
- Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) flows
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work equally well as an individual contributor or as a team member
Red Hat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Red Hat and has not been reviewed or approved by Red Hat.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision along with life and disability coverage. Access to HSA/FSA options and broadly positive reception of health benefits support the view that healthcare is a core strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, with substantial PTO for new hires plus additional recharge days and an end-of-year shutdown for many non-critical roles. Paid volunteer time, holidays, sick days, and supportive expectations around taking time off reinforce the breadth of leave benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — The rewards package includes performance bonuses and a recurring quarterly bonus program tied to company and individual performance. Availability of ESPP participation further adds to incentive pathways beyond base pay.
Red Hat Insights
What We Do
At Red Hat, we connect an innovative community of customers, partners, and contributors to deliver an open source stack of trusted, high-performing solutions. We offer cloud, Linux, middleware, storage, and virtualization technologies, together with award-winning global customer support, consulting, and implementation services. Red Hat is a rapidly growing company supporting more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies.
Why Work With Us
Red Hatters freely exchange different viewpoints, contribute ideas, and solve problems together. Our love of collaboration, accountability, a sense of community, and a measure of autonomy combine to create a powerful force that fosters innovation and makes Red Hat a great place to work.
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